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UNIT - 1 - INTRODUCTION
1. Define a fiber optic system.
Fiber optic system consists of a fiber optic cable, a light source and a light detector. The
optic fiber is used to carry the light beam from one place to another.
2. What are the uses of optical fibers?
a) To transmit the information of telephone communication, computer data, etc.
which are in the form of coded light signals
b) To transmit the optical images (Example : Endoscopy)
c) To act as a light source at the inaccessible places.
d) To act as sensors to do mechanical, electrical and magnetic measurements.
3. Differentiate between glass and plastic fiber cables.
Fiber optic cables are made from glass and fiber. Glass has the lowest loss but it is brittle.
Plastic is cheaper and more flexible but has high attenuation.
4. Mention the advantages of optical fiber communication.
1. Large information capacity
2. Long distance transmission
3. Small size and low weight
4. Electrical isolation
5. Immunity to crosstalk and EMI
6. Increased signal security
7. Enhanced safety
8. Ruggedness and flexibility
9. System reliability and easy maintenance
10. Low cost
5. Define reflection.
The law of reflection states that the angle at which the ray strikes the interface is exactly
equal to the angle that the reflected ray makes with the imaginary perpendicular normal.
6. Define refraction.
Refraction occurs when light ray passes from one medium to another i.e. the light ray
changes direction at the interface. The refraction (bending) takes place because light travels at
different speed in different mediums.
7. What is Snells law?
Snells law states how light ray reacts when it meets the interface of two mediums having
different refractive indices. Hence it is the relationship at the interface of two mediums and is
given by
n1sin1=n2 sin2.
where n1 is the refractive index of medium 1
n2 is the refractive index of medium 2
1 is the angle of incidence
2 is the angle of refraction
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25. What is the principle used in the working of fibers as light guides?
The phenomenon of total internal reflection is used to guide the light in the optical fiber. To
get total internal reflection, the ray should travel from denser to rarer i.e. from core to clad region
of the fiber and the angle of incidence in the denser medium should be greater than the critical
angle of that medium.
26. What are step index and graded index fibers?
If the refractive index of the core in a fiber is uniform throughout and undergoes abrupt
change (or step) at the cladding boundary, it is called step index fiber. The light propagation is
mainly by meridional rays.
If the refractive index of the core in a fiber is made to vary as a function of the radial
distance from the centre of the fiber, it is called graded index fiber, i.e. the refractive index
decreases as the radial distance increases. Here the light propagation is by skew rays.
27. What are leaky modes in optical fibers?
Leaky modes are the modes that are partially confined to the core region and attenuate
continuously by radiating their power out of the core as they propagate along the fiber.
28. What is V number or normalized frequency of fiber? (Nov 2014)
V number of fiber or normalized frequency of fiber is used to find the number of
propagating modes through the fiber. V = 2a (N.A) /
In step index fiber number of modes propagating through the fiber=V2/2.
Taking the two possible polarizations, total number of possible modes propagating through the
fiber = V2 / 2 *2 = V2.
29. What are meridional rays?
Meridional rays are the rays which follow the Zig Zag path when they travel through fiber
and for every reflection they will cross the fiber axis.
30. What are skew rays?
Skew rays are the rays which follow the helical path around the fiber axis when they travel
through the fiber and they would not cross the fiber axis at any time.
31. What is fiber birefringence?
Fiber imperfections such as asymmetrical lateral stress, non circular imperfect variations of
refractive index profile break the circular symmetry of ideal fiber and modes propagate with
different phase velocity and the difference between their refractive index is called fiber
birefringence. B=ko(ny-nx)
32. Define phase velocity.
For plane waves, the constant phase points form a surface called wave front. As a
monochromatic light wave propagates along a waveguide in the z direction these points of
constant phase travel at a phase velocity vp given by vp= /, where is the angular frequency of
the wave and is the wave propagation constant.
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cutoff = 2a (N.A) / V
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Intramodal dispersion
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3
4
Intermodal dispersion
It occurs in a multimode fiber
It is also known as modal dispersion
More pulse broadening
It arises as each mode in a multimode fiber
travels with a different velocity and they
reach the fiber end at different times
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3. Stimulated emission.
3. Transverse modes
LED
Laser diode
Long lifetime
Short lifetime.
R=IP/Pin = (q / hv)
For Avalanche photodiode, the responsivity is given by
RAPD= (q / hv)M = Ro M
Where Ro is the unity gain responsivity.
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M= IM/IP
IM average value of the total multiplied output current
IP primary unmultiplied photocurrent
52. Define response time and list the factors that influence the response time of a photo
diode.
Detector response time is defined as the time taken for the photodetector to respond to an
optical input pulse. This response time depends on three factors
1. The transit time of the photo carriers in the depletion region
2. The diffusion time of the photo carriers generated outside the depletion region
3. The RC time constant of the photodiode and its associated circuit
53. What are the drawbacks of Avalanche photo diode? (Nov 14)
a) fabrication difficulties due to more complex structure
b) increased cost
c) the random nature of the gain mechanism
d) high bias voltage requirement
e) the variation of gain with temperature
/m = m /M
F = m2
NeNe
Bit error rate, BER = ------ where B= 1/ Tb
NtBt
11. What are the advantages of a trans-impedance amplifier? (Nov 14)
1. Wide dynamic range
2. Less susceptible to pick up noise
3. Less sensitivity
4. Little or no equalization is required 5. It is very easily controllable and stable
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Single-channel
Self-phase modulation
Multiple-channel
Cross-phase modulation
Four-wave mixing
Stimulated Brillouin scattering Stimulated Raman Scattering
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